Rack for garments and the like



April 8, 1930. s. SOLOMON ET AL 1,753,725

- RACK FOR GARMENTS AND THE LIKE Filed March 7, 1928 INVENTOFJ BY I - ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, 1930 UNITED STATES;-

SAMUEL SOLOMON AND LOUIS LEVINE, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

RACK r 12. eAnMnNrs AND THE LIKE Application filed March 7,

' constructed as to'form an absolutely rigid,

durable frame-work, which shall be free from the disadvantages of twisting or bending and otherwise becoming defective under heavy strains, or in being transported from place to place.

Another object of the invention isto provide a device of the character described, which can be made of considerable size to support a large number of garments, or other articles, and yet be readily moved about on the floor, which is inexpensive to make, and practicaland efficient to a high degree.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for connecting together elements 29 of a. structure of the character described, which shall be of neat, compact and simplified character, and permit rapidity and ease in assembling.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in'part hereinafter pointed out. v

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying'drawing, in which is shown one of the various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention, V p

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a garment supporting device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of the same with parts in section on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a detail of the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10' de-v notes a garment supporting device embodying the invention. Saiddevice comprises a horizontal pipe 11 connected by angle cou plings 12 to upright pipes 13. The latter are 1928. serial No. 259,633.

mounted on a supporting frame 14 which rests on casters 15.

The supporting frame 14 comprises a plurality of parallel, horizontal pipes 16, symmetrically disposed at the sides of the pipes 13, and in parallel relation to pipe 11. Brackets or bars 17, which may be solid or made as hollow castings, extend at right angles to pipes 16, connecting same together, and likewise engaging the pipeslS, and the casters 15. The frame 14 is thus of strong substantiallyrectangular construction.

Improved means are provided for connecting the pipes 13and 16 to the bars 17', so as to providefor a high degree of rigidity ofthe frame 14, and to eliminate possible twisting of same, such as usually occurs in structures made of pipe, and which in a device of the character herein referred to, prevents all the casters from resting on the floor. The improved method whereby said means is made effective consists in 'slidably engagingv a pipe to a bar 17, but against rotation relative to said bar, and then locking and pinning said pipe rigidly to said bar against sliding move- 79 ment, as willbe more particularly described hereinafter.

Each bar 17 is provided with a vertical through hole 1 8 to slidably receive a pipe 13. Each pipe 13 has an abutment pin 19 eXtend- 89 ing therethrough so that the projecting ends of said pin will be received in open ended slots 20 formed in'a wall portion 21 of hole 18. The lower end of the pipe 13 is threaded v as at 22 to be engaged by a securing nut 23. which abouts against bottom 2420f the wall of opening 18. A look nut 25 prevents the securing nut from working loose due tovibration, and the'like jarring action. A pin or rivet 26 extending through the pipe and bar 17 at right angles to the pin 19 and transversely to said bar, locks the pipe rigidly to said bar, and prevents any looseness that may result from a nut working free, or weakening n and elongation of the pipe at its point of materially reduced cross-sectional area at thread 22. It will be noted that threads 22 do not carry any weight, but that the load carried by pipes 13 is borne wholly by pin 19 and rivet 2e.

of said pipes. Rivets or pins 34 extend at right angles to pins 30, and vertically through pipes 16 and bar 17.

The extreme ends of the bars 17 are threaded at 35 to engage the casters 15, and lubricating holes 36 are provided through which oil may be supplied to insure-easy rotation of the swivel pins 37 of the casters. I I To secure any of the pipes 13 or 16 to a bar 17, said pipe is caused to slide into the proper opening 18 or 27, and with its pin engaged in theslotted portion at said hole. Thus, rotating of said pipe is prevented. The nuts are then conveniently threaded onto said pipe, as hereinbefore described, and tightened, so

. as to draw said pin securely into said slots.

Holes are then drilled for the reception of the rivets, and when these are headed over, the pipe is rigidly engaged againstany movement whatsoever.

By the means and method herein disclosed, it is possible to en ctively connect anypipe or rod to a bracket, support, anchor member, or other device. In the particular construction shown in the drawing, made a part of 1 this specification, the invention is seen to be embodied in a supportingdevice for garments, or the like. However, it isto be understood that the scope of the invention is not to be limited to the construction shown.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which I is well adapted to meet theconditionsof practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to beunderstood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the I accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a clothes rack of the character described, in combination, a horizontal supporting member, a plurality of upright members supporting said member and a base frame on which said upright members are mounted, said frame comprising a plurality of bars each having a verticaltubular opening for non-rotatably receiving the bottom end portions of said uprightmembers, said bars being provided with spaced, aligned, horizontal bores and a plurality of horizontal rods having end portions extending thru said horizontal bores, each of the portions of said upright members and horizontal bars extending thru said bores being provided With a threaded end portion, and a projection adjacent said end portion, said bars being provided with notches for receiving said projections.

2. In a clothes rack of'the ch'ar'acter'described, in combination, a horizontal support-ing member, a plurality ofupright members supporting said member and a base frame on which said upright members are said end portion, said barsbeing provided with notches for receiving said projections, and a nut member received on each of said threaded end portions for drawing said projections tightly against said bars.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising a frame, said frame including a plu-v rality of rod-like members, cross-barsconnecting said members together, each of'said members having threaded end portions, and abutment means adjacent to said endportions, said bars having through openings to receive saidend portions, and notches linthe walls of said openings adapted to receivesaid abutment means upon insertion of said portions through said openings, nuts on a side of the bars opposite to said abutment means to draw same tightly into said slots, said abutment means preventing rotation of said rod-like members relative to said bars, and means for relievingsaid threaded portionsof strain, comprising pin members extending through adjacentportions of said rods and bars.

at. Ina clothes rack of the character described, in combination, a horizontal supporting member, a plurality of upright members supporting said'member and a base frame on which said upright members are mounted, said'frame comprising a plurality of bars having vertical bores for receiving the bottom end portions of said upright mem-. bers, said bars being provided with-spaced, aligned, horizontal bores, a plurality of horizontal rods having end portions extending thru said horizontal bores, each of the por tions of said upright members and horizontal bars extending thru said bores'being provided with a threaded end portion, and a projection adjacent said end portion, said bars being provided with notches for receiving said projections, and a nut member received on each of said threaded end portions for drawing said projections tightly against said bars, and means for relieving the strain of 5 said threaded end portions, said means oomprlsmg a pin memberextending thru adja-. cent portions of said bars and the portions of said rods and upright members extending thru said bores. l0 5. In a clothes rack of the character described, in combination, a horizontal supporting member and a pair of upright members supporting said horizontal member, a base frame for said upright members comprising aplurality of horizontal rods and a plurality of cross bars secured to the end portions oi said rods and upright members, said bars being hollow and provided with spaced walls and integral cylindrical walls interconnect 20 i ng saidspaced walls forming thru openings Ior receiving said end portions.

6. In a clothes rack of the character described, in combination, a horizontal supporting member and a pair of upright members 25 supporting said horizontal member, a base frame for said upright members comprising a plurality of horizontal rods and a plurality of cross bars secured to the end portions of said rods and upright members, said bars be- 30 ing hollow and provided with cylindrical walls forming through openings for receiving said end portions, said end portions being threaded, nuts on said threaded portions and means for relieving strain from. said threaded portions, said means comprising pins extending through adjacent portions of said cylindrical walls and end portions.

7. In a clothes rack of the character described, in combination, a horizontal support- :m ing member and a pair of upright members supporting said horizontalm-ember, a base frame for said upright members comprising a plurality of horizontal rods and a plurality of cross bars secured to the end portions 01": said rods and said upright members, said bars being hollow and provided with cylindrical walls forming through openings for receiving said end portions, projections on said end portions, said bars being formed with notches receiving said projections, said end portions being threaded, nuts on said threaded end portions and means for relieving strain from said threaded portions, said means comprising pins extending through adjacent portions of said cylindrical walls and end portions.

In testimony whereof we afi'ixour signatures.

SAMUEL SOLOMON. 69 LOUIS LEVINE. 

